According to the EaP Regional Bureau of Statistics (EaP RSO), the costs associated with fatal and serious injuries in road accidents have reached alarming levels in three EaP countries – Moldova, Armenia and Georgia – in 2023, Logos Press reports
Moldova’s Customs Service says that economic operators can benefit from increased security, predictability and continuity of commercial activity, thanks to the entry into force of the procedure of temporary suspension of the preferential tariff regime, Logos Press reports.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that it will assume half of the risk on a EUR 9 million loan provided by the Moldovan bank MAIB to one of the largest poultry producers in Moldova, Axedum, Logos Press reports.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development has announced the allocation of about 3 billion lei to finance 87 regional development projects selected following a call for proposals held in 2024, Logos Press reported.
According to statistical data, coffee consumption in Moldova has been growing by 18% on average over the last 10 years. According to the calculations of the sociological agency iData, if in 2000 a resident of the country drank on average only one cup of coffee per year, in 2024 this figure will reach 167 cups.
In the first half of 2025, exports of goods totaled $1601.2 million, down 10.1 percent from the corresponding period of 2024, Logos Press reported.
Between 2020 and 2025, ice cream production in Moldova increased from 13.8 million liters to a record 17.14 million liters, Logos Press reported.
The term of validity of permits for new routes of bus passenger transportation between Moldova and Ukraine will be increased from 3 to 5 years, Logos Press reports.
Italian company Fidia Farmaceutici has acquired a controlling stake in Meditrina Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical distributor operating on the Romanian and Moldovan markets, Logos Press reported.
The Moldovan Labor Code has been supplemented with new provisions prohibiting violence and harassment in the workplace,” Logos Press reports.
In early September, Chisinau will host the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles for the first time,” reports Logos Press.
The State Administration of Roads has signed a 57 million euro contract with the Ukrainian Avtomagistrali-Pivdeni International for the reconstruction of 42 km of the road R34 Hincesti – Leova – Cahul – Giurgiulesti, – Logos Press reports.
According to a report published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) on August 12, Premier Energy’s license for electricity distribution in Moldova has been extended for 25 years, until July 21, 2050, Logos Press reported.
During the first six months of the year, 453,122 tons of oil products were imported into Moldova, Logos Press reported.
The passport of the citizen of the Republic of Moldova is located approximately in the middle of the ranking of the “strongest passports” in the world, taking 92nd place among 199 states included in the study, – reports Logos Press.
The state-owned Post of Romania (Poșta Română) has found itself at the center of a major scandal after the institution’s management decided to outsource its call center and database services to Moldova, a non-EU country, on August 24, 2024, Logos Press reported.
From January to June 2025, the volume of securities issues registered on the primary capital market increased by 33.8% compared to the same period in 2024, up to 427.2 million lei, Logos Press reported.
According to the results of July 2025, Moldova ranked sixth among the largest importers of Ukrainian-made goods, having purchased products from its neighbors for a total of $100.3 million, – reports Logos Press.
In 2024, the trade turnover between Moldova and Bulgaria exceeded $267 million, increasing by 14.8% year-on-year,” Logos Press reported.
A Moldovan startup company launched the production of children’s toys made of eco-materials. More than 90% of toys in the world are made of plastic, and most of them, according to a Greenpeace report, end up in landfills in less than a year.
